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[Helper]

Here are some images of the Timber Express Quad at Fernie Alpine Resort

This is a Lienter High Speed Quad installed in 1998.
Lenght is 2761m/8763 ft.
Vertical Rise is 656m/2152 ft.
Capacity is 1800 p/hr.
Ride Time is 8 minutes.
Top Speed is 5.9 m/sec.

This chair would be on of the candidates for longest highspeed chair in North America.

[SkiBachelor]

Sweet pictures Helper. There sure arn't that many Leitner HSQs in North America.

P.S. It appears that you posted the same picture of the lower station twice. I presume that was supposed to be the top terminal like in your avatar?

[Jonni]

Cool pics, though it isn't the longest high-speed quad in NA or the world. The Slide Brook Express holds that honor at 11,012 feet long, and it's one of the wildest lift rides ever!

[edmontonguy]

Perhaps not the world but it is longer than the Gem Lake chair at Big white which makes it the longest HS lift in Canada from my knowledge.

[Helper]

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P.S. It appears that you posted the same picture of the lower station twice. I presume that was supposed to be the top terminal like in your avatar?

Yes, my mistake. I uploaded the return station image twice. I tried editing it but it wouldn't let me. I probably was doing something wrong. Well, he is the drive station.



I don't know if its the longest, but shes a pretty long girl for a high speed quad. The return station looks pretty huge when you stand underneath. Looking down the lift line is quite the sight also.

[SkiBachelor]

Hi Helper,

The reason why you probably couldn't edit your post is because after a 5 minute period once the post was published, this feature is disabled.

Could Skilifts.org use these pictures on the site?

Cameron

[Zage]

Ah, good old Timber Bowl my first high-speed lift experience. I went inside the drive station when I was there in February, and I've got one word for the drive station ROOMY!. The Leitner gearboxes are huge because there not planetary and every Leitner lift I have seen always has the gearbox case in red so I like to call them 'Big Red".

[Jonni]

I love the bullwheel shot. I bet that's awesome to watch when its turning a good 900 to 1000 fpm.

[Kicking Horse]

I have video of a Leitner HSQ bullwheel turning around 950fpm. I can re up it if you want.

[Helper]

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Could Skilifts.org use these pictures on the site?

Sure, go ahead SkiBachelor, you can use these images on Skilifts.org site.

Thanks for the tip on the Edit feature.

[WBSKI]

Great pixs, ive never been to fernie but this is great.

[Jonni]

Kicking Horse, on Oct 10 2005, 09:27 PM, said:

I have video of a Leitner HSQ bullwheel turning around 950fpm. I can re up it if you want.

Cool, If you could?

[Helper]

BTW: The site that I uploaded these images to www.biglines.com has gone offline. I don't know if its temp or what. Where to you guys upload your images for this site?

Thanks

[Kicking Horse]

http://lifts.vonuts.com browse to the quickdraw movie folder. The bullwheel one is 38.mov. (name ending in 38.mov) the others are other items in teh terminal and on the outside of the terminal.

[WBSKI]

Well u can attach them as long as there r not too many hi-res ones or u can use: http://www.imageshack.us/ i would host them on mi site but at the moment ive got alot of other stuff to get on it first.

[Kicking Horse]

Helper, on Oct 11 2005, 07:49 PM, said:

BTW: The site that I uploaded these images to www.biglines.com has gone offline. I don't know if its temp or what. Where to you guys upload your images for this site?

Thanks

You can also upload them to the forum itself. Using the File Attachment Option.

[phillybluntz]

Oh man I can remeber many cold snowy days riding that thing into the fog. Hearing the avalance guns going off and the rumble of snow through the fog. Pretty awsome experiences.

The other Leitner HSQ in canada are:
Kimberley Northstar Express
Lake Louise
larch Chair
glacier express
If anyone else has anymore we should add them.

[Helper]

Kicking Horse, on Oct 11 2005, 08:13 PM, said:

http://lifts.vonuts.com browse to the quickdraw movie folder. The bullwheel one is 38.mov. (name ending in 38.mov) the others are other items in teh terminal and on the outside of the terminal.

Cool Vid. You can also see the attendant hit the slow button on the outside remote, because buddy is a little late joining his friends at the load line. That return station seems like open style concept like the North Star Express in Kimberley. That style of station must suck in the winter with clearing snow and ice.

[Kicking Horse]

Which Style?

[SkiBachelor]

The only other Leitner HSQs are at Jay Peak, Angle Fire and Sol Vista.